Per A.R.S. §38-431.02, all notices of the public meetings for the Arizona Department of Education can be accessed by clicking the link below. Notices will also be posted outside the State Board of Education Meeting Room on the first floor at 1535 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, which is open to the public between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except legal holidays. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda.

Awarded to a student showing excellence in leadership qualities in dance performance and dance education.

Scholarship Criteria:

Dancer who plays an active role in school/studio dance program at least 2 years.
Dancer demonstrates growth in dance performance and quality movement.
Overall excellence in leadership for choreography, performance and dance company organization roles.
Inspires others.

Students must be attending a NDEO/AZDEO member school/studio.

This scholarship will require a short essay on dance experience in high school and a recommendation from dance instructor.

The “Awareness Through Art” K-6th Grade Student Artwork Foster Care Awareness Showcase is a visual/audio arts showcase for K-6th grade students from around the State of Arizona. Students participate in the showcase by submitting an original work of art designed around the theme:

Hope, Strength, Resilience, & Learning

The nearly 10,000 school age foster children in Arizona use hope, strength, resilience, and learning on a daily basis. With the support of their teachers and loved ones, K-6th grade students will create an original piece of artwork that depicts at least two words from the theme. All visual & audio media – including tapestry, spoken word, dance, song, prose, sculpture, paintings and drawings, collage, photography, and mixed media artworks – are eligible for Entry. The entrant must also supply a paragraph describing how their artwork encapsulates the words that they chose. Entries will be displayed at various Arizona Department of Education buildings. Entries may also be featured on ADE print and Web publications. The showcase is open to all Arizona K-6th grade students.